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Toress earns Euro 2012 Golden Boot

India Blooms News Service

Kiev, July 2 (IBNS) Fernando Torres scored one and set up another in the closing stages of UEFA EURO 2012 to take the adidas Golden Boot
award.

Torres finishes tied with five other players on three goals for the tournament, with he and Germany's Mario Gomez also on one assist apiece. The Spain striker, a second-half substitute in the 4-0 final win against Italy, takes the top-scorers' honour having played fewer
minutes (189) at the finals than Gomez (282).

Four years ago, Torres scored the only goal in the decider against Germany but it was team-mate David Villa who finished as leading scorer. At the time, Villa became the first player to claim both that honour and the Henri Delaunay Cup since Denmark's Henrik Larsen earned a share of the scoring prize in 1992.

Netherlands striker Klaas-Jan Huntelaar finished UEFA EURO 2012's top scorer overall thanks to his 12 qualifying goals, his overall total two more than Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo and Germany striker Miroslav Klose, whose team-mate Gomez managed nine goals in qualifying and the final tournament.

Michel Platini's nine goals at the 1984 UEFA European Championship makes him the top scorer for a single tournament – no one else has managed more than five – and also overall in a finals. The former France forward's tally is two more than Alan Shearer's seven for England, while six players – including Zlatan Ibrahimović and Ronaldo, who both struck at UEFA EURO 2012 – have managed six goals in finals.

When players finish level on goals:
The following criteria are applied, in this order, to determine who wins the adidas Golden Shoe:
a) highest number of assists;
b) fewest minutes played.

NB: Only goals scored in normal or extra time count towards a player's tournament total – penalties scored in a shoot-out do not.